Chairman Jeff Shi believes Rob Edwards has the required skills, personality and knowledge to lead Wolves into a new chapter as head coach.
Edwards has returned to Wolves for a fourth spell, this time as permanent head coach for the first time, and it’s hoped his past with the club, and experience from four full-time senior management roles elsewhere will now be beneficial at Molineux.
Shi, who worked with Edwards during two of his previous three spells at the club, says he’s watched him evolve as a coach, and now insists the whole club will get behind the new head coach moving forward into a new era.
On welcoming Edwards back
“Nine years ago Rob helped us a lot in Paul Lambert’s team, and he coached the first-team for two games. We tried to get him into the first-team after Nuno came – it didn’t happen, but I’ve always rated his talent as a coach from beginning, when he was a youth coach.
“He left us for several years and did very well in different jobs, and sometimes I think it’s destiny of life. He’s reunited with us and I’m very happy because it’s not easy to have an old friend join us as the leader of the club, to start a new chapter for the whole club.”
On starting an exciting new chapter
“I think the club should reset. Sometimes in the past we tried to renew the old cycle, but at the moment I feel we need to refresh the whole club, the philosophy, but without a new coach, it can’t happen, because he’ll bring his own identity and ideas. After the takeover in 2016, it’s been almost 10 years, we are at a new chapter and Rob will be a key member for that.”
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On Edwards being the right man
“I know him very well and I have seen his growth. I have seen his performances in different jobs. He’s a very good person, he knows the club very well, he knows the city, the fans and he is very talented. When he was a youth coach, he showed the tactical awareness, but after he took first-team jobs he started to grow his own identity, character and leadership.
“Rob will bring new things to the club, and I think we truly have the base to work as a whole club – every member of staff will be linked to the first-team and the whole club will support the first-team to perform, and with him we have the base to do that.”
On crucial skills and experience
“He communicates very, very well and he is clear on what he wants. He’s still young and has a humble heart to work with us. It’s sometimes tough to find a coach who is strong at his job but also willing to think about the long-term growth of the club. I hope he can be the next one to really have all the elements in his personality and skillset.
“To work at different clubs will help you to be more adaptable to different environments, which is a key skillset for any coach in the world. In different clubs, you’ll have different challenges, and it makes you more all rounded. For the job of a coach, every day you have new challenges, so to have multiple experiences in different areas will be very good for him.”
